There are four main sects with in Hinduism:Shaivism, in which Lord Shiva is worshiped as the main god; Vaishnavism, in which Vishnu is the main god; Shaktism inwhich the female aspect of gods is primarily worshiped and Smartism, in which six main gods are worshipped Shiva, Vishnu, Shakti, Ganesha, Murugan and Surya.

September 15, 2014

The fall of Guru Drona

The fall of Guru Drona

The fourteenth day of the battle of Kurukshetra was drawing to a close. Guru Drona was unhappy because neither could he capture Yudhisthira nor could he save Jaidratha. So he attacked the Pandava soldiers with more force than ever. Lord sri Krishna told the Pandavas that Guru Drona
could be killed by a trick. Lord Sri Krishna asked the Pandavas to spread the
false news that Guru Drona's son, Ashwatthama, had been killed. Bhima killed
an elephant named Ashvattama and shouted, "I have killed Ashvatthama."
When Guru Drona heard this, he was
full of sorrow. He asked Yudhisthira whether it was true; he knew that
Yudhsthira would never lie. Yudhisthira replied, "Yes, Ashvatthama is
dead, but the elephant not your son." But Lord sri Krishna asked the drummers to
beat the drums when Yudhisthira spoke the last part of the sentences, so
Guru Drone couldn't hear it. He sat mourning his son's death and
Dhrishtadyumna who had been born to kill Guru Drona, cut his head off .